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omega-minus particle
[ oh-mee-guh-mahy-nuhs, -mey-, oh-meg-uh- ]
/ oʊˈmi gəˈmaɪ nəs, -ˈmeɪ-, oʊˈmɛg ə- /
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noun Physics.
a baryon with strangeness −3, isotopic spin 0, and negative charge; predicted from the mathematics of the Eightfold Way and subsequently discovered. Symbol: Ω−
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Origin of omega-minus particle
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby omega-minus particle
omega-3 fatty acid, omega baryon, omega-c baryon, omega meson, omega minus, omega-minus particle, omelet, omelette, omen, omentum, omeprazole
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